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  1. The Waitlist Matters, But So Does the Match

    Article • JACC Heart Failure, October 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  2. Cancer care in wartime Ukraine: disruption, resilience and recovery

    Article • BMJ Oncology, February 2026, BMJ

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  3. Burnout Among Ukrainian Healthcare Workers Amid Prolonged Armed Conflict: A National Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  4. Robotic versus open cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a propensity score-matched study

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  5. Education in Adversity: Enhancing Surgical Training Through the “Principles of Surgery” Course in Wartime Ukraine

    Article • November 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  6. Controlling Perfusion Temperature Relates to Better Outcomes after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, October 2025, Elsevier

    Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga, Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  7. Enhancing Colonoscopy Quality: Evaluating Adherence to Performance Measures in Ukraine

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, October 2025, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  8. Impact of Representation on Gender Stereotypes and Discrimination for Women Surgeons in Ukraine

    Article • July 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  9. Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases

    Article • Cancer, June 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  10. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  11. Utility of Left Lateral Liver Lobectomy in Removing Retrohepatic Lesions During Cytoreductive Surgery for Low-Grade Mucinous Carcinoma Peritonei

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  12. Adoption of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Practices for Colorectal Procedures: A Nationwide Assessment in Ukraine

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, March 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  13. Prognostic Value of Preoperative Serum C-reactive Protein Level for Survival in Mucinous Appendix Cancer Treated with Complete CRS/HIPEC

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  14. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Compliance and Early Outcomes for Elective Colorectal Procedures by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status

    Article • Annals of Surgery, January 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  15. ASO Visual Abstract: Quality of Life After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC): Cancer Survivors’ Perspective Through in-Depth Interviews

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  16. Building an Effective International Medical Evacuation Program for Ukrainian Patients With Cancer Amid Prolonged Military Conflict

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, October 2024, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  17. Impact of Various Treatment Modalities on Long-Term Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors

    Article • Cureus, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  18. Impact of Multi-Institutional Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol Implementation on Elective Colorectal Surgery Outcomes

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, August 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  19. Quality of Life After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC): Cancer Survivors’ Perspective Through In-Depth Interviews

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  20. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) vs. Postoperative Intraperitoneal (IP) Chemotherapy - Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Ovarian Cancer Patients after Cytoreductive Surgery

    Article • Surgical Oncology Insight, July 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  21. Risk Factors of a Positive Resection Margin in Locoregional Appendix Cancer and Its Impact on Survival: The National Cancer Database Analysis

    Article • Surgical Oncology Insight, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  22. ASO Author Reflections: Shaping Paraganglioma Management from Operating Rooms to Genetic Labs

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  23. Tailoring postoperative management through sentinel lymph node biopsy in low- and intermediate-risk endometrial cancer – the SENTRY clinical trial

    Article • Klinicka onkologie, April 2024, Care Comm

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  24. Paraaortic Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma: Challenging Robotic Resection

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  25. Building an Efficient Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Program Despite the Lower-Middle–Income Barriers: Ukraine Experience

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, February 2024, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  26. ASO Visual Abstract: Sufficient Regional Lymph Node Examination for Staging Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  27. Collaborative expertise of gynecological and surgical oncologists in managing advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  28. Sufficient Regional Lymph Node Examination for Staging Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  29. ASO Visual Abstract: Patterns of Recurrence in Appendix Cancer After Complete Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  30. Patterns of Recurrence in Appendix Cancer After Complete Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  31. ASO Author Reflections: Let’s Redouble Efforts to Stop Peritoneal Recurrence in All Types of Appendix Cancer

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  32. Risk Factors for COVID-19 Adverse Outcomes in ICU Settings of Various Types Repurposed Hospitals

    Article • General Reanimatology, June 2023, FSBI SRIGR RAMS

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  33. Outcomes after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal dissemination from ovarian carcinosarcoma

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Luis Felipe Falla Zuniga

  34. ASO Visual Abstract: Safety of Nephrectomy Performed During CRS/HIPEC—A Propensity Score-Matched Study

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  35. ASO Author Reflections: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Nephrectomy for Complete CRS/HIPEC

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  36. Safety of Nephrectomy Performed During CRS/HIPEC: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  37. Adjuvant chemotherapy for high-grade appendiceal cancer after cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  38. ASO Visual Abstract: Systemic Chemotherapy in High-Grade Mucinous Appendiceal Cancer with Peritoneal Spread after Unsuccessful Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC)

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  39. Systemic Chemotherapy for High-Grade Mucinous Appendiceal Cancer with Peritoneal Spread After Unsuccessful CRS/HIPEC

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  40. Iterative Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Recurrent Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  41. ASO Visual Abstract: Iterative Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Recurrent Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  42. Aorta Tetrafurcation

    Article • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  43. Outcomes Following Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with and without Diaphragmatic Resection in Patients with Peritoneal Metastases

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  44. ASO Author Reflections: What to Expect After You Resect Diaphragm During CRS/HIPEC

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  45. ASO Visual Abstract: Outcomes Following Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy With and Without Diaphragmatic Resection in Patients with Peritoneal Metastases

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  46. Delayed genital necrosis after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with Mitomycin-C

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  47. ASO Author Reflections: Pleural Spread of Peritoneal Malignancies: When Heated Chemoperfusion Can Save the Day

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  48. Target Groups for a Short Dexamethasone Course among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

    Article • Critical Care Research and Practice, July 2021, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin, Professor Kirill A Zykov

  49. Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for Patients with Intrapleural Dissemination of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  50. ASO Visual Abstract: Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for Patients With Intrapleural Dissemination of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  51. Surgical and oncological outcomes after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy at a nonacademic center: 25‐year experience

    Article • Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  52. Management of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm with Extensive Peritoneal Spread Diagnosed during Pregnancy: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

    Article • Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, October 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  53. Diffuse Ectopic Deciduosis Imitating Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with Acute Abdomen Presentation: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, September 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  54. Pelvic Anastomosis Without Protective Ileostomy is Safe in Patients Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  55. ASO Author Reflections: Not All Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Mucin is Created Equal

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  56. Impact of Mucin Cellularity and Distribution on Survival in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  57. A Rare Case of Metastatic Heterogeneous Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Ileum: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Journal of Medical Cases, January 2020, Elmer Press, Inc.

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin

  58. Soft-Tissue Myoepithelioma of the Retroperitoneal Space Mimicking a Pancreatic Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Article • Journal of Medical Cases, January 2020, Elmer Press, Inc.

    Dr. Andrei Nikiforchin